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Nicolas Sarkozy leaves the courtroom after the Paris court of appeal lightened a one-year prison sentence for the former French president over illegal campaign financing, saying he needed to spend only half that time behind bars. But while lighter than the original sentence, Wednesday's ruling was still harsher than the one-year suspended sentence that prosecutors called for. IMAGES
A German court sentences a Gambian man to life in prison over his participation in a death squad that assassinated opponents of former dictator Yahya Jammeh, including AFP journalist Deyda Hydara. Bai Lowe,48, has been convicted of crimes against humanity, murder and attempted murder for his role as a driver for the hit squad known as the "Junglers". IMAGES
At least 31 inmates died in a prison in Guayaquil, as fresh violence spread to the streets of the border province of Esmeraldas, in northwestern Ecuador. Vehicles were burned, soldiers deployed on the streets, and shops are closed. The government also said that inmates are holding 15 guards and two staffers hostage in a local jail in Esmeraldas. IMAGES
Relatives of people who died in a women's prison in Honduras following a fire and clashes between rival gangs despair as the bodies of their loved ones are brought to an autopsy centre in the capital Tegucigalpa. IMAGES
Former Russian defence reporter, Ivan Safronov, is sentenced to 22 years on treason charges by a Moscow court. Safronov, 32, appeared handcuffed inside a glass box. Safronov was one of the country's most respected reporters, working for business newspapers Kommersant and Vedomosti. He is accused of divulging state secrets. IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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